EXPO - GEAPS

ED SESSIONSSee the schedule on page 3 for the times for these sessions.AGRIBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ANDMANAGEMENT PRACTICESEnvironmental Responsibilities and Permit RequirementsTom Mowrer, corporate regulatory affairs manager, West Central, Ralston, IADavid Thompson, PE, president, Thompson Environmental Consulting Inc, Des Moines, IAWe have all heard it before: ‘What? We don’t need no stinking permits!’ But as we continue to developresponsible business practices encouraging the enhancement of environmental and safety performance,understanding permit requirements becomes crucial. This session will outline which permitsmay be required at your facility and when you will need to obtain a permit. Changes in productioncapacities, operating hours and process flow changes all affect potential permit requirements.Worker’s Compensation, Mod Rates andInsurance PremiumsGlenn Drees, CSP, CPCU, Schiff, Kreidler-Shell, Cincinnati, OHEvery company has a worker’s compensation modification rating. It rewards companies with goodloss experience and penalizes companies with bad loss experience by applying a credit or debit to theinsurance premium. What data affects your company’s modification factor? This session will provideanswers that could help companies control insurance costs. It will also discuss the best ways to getinjured workers back to work expeditiously.GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENTMANAGEMENTAsset Management of Steel Storage StructuresMark Dingeldein, engineering manager, Brock Grain Systems, Bloomington, ILSteel storage structures are valuable company assets and need to be managed as such. This sessionwill discuss inspection procedures for steel structures, preventive maintenance, how to recognizestructural problems, the safety implications of modification, such as the addition of skid-steer doors,and the effects on bin walls of using side discharge vs. center flow.Precision Installation for Power Transmissions —From String Lines to LasersRandy Springer, president, Pepper Maintenance Systems, Minier, ILJohn Lee, director, SHE services, Illinois Grain & Feed Assn, Springfield, ILHow vital is power transmission equipment at your facility? Do you want to maximize its performance?This session will discuss the process of precisely installing power transmissions— for increased profitability,longer equipment life, less down-time and lower cost of maintenance and repairs. Can weachieve perfection? No, but we CAN achieve precision!GRAIN-QUALITY MANAGEMENTMonitoring CO 2in Grain Bins: Putting the Research to WorkBob Marlow, regional operations manager, The Andersons, Delphi, INWhile CO 2monitoring is not brand-new technology, its application into our facilities is just startingto happen. This session will discuss the early research and testing that has taken place on concretestorage, steel tanks and ground piles. Combined with studies occurring today, the research couldhelp operations and facility managers put the technology to work assessing amounts of spoilage,mycotoxin presence and insect infestations.Mycotoxins in the Grain IndustryLakshmikantha Channaiah, post-doctoral researcher and manager of the Grain and FeedMicrobiology and Toxicology Laboratory, Dept of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas StateUniversity, Manhattan, KSThis session will provide a basic overview of mycotoxins, and why they’re important to the grain andanimal-feed industries. It will also discuss potential risks to humans and livestock, FDA’s “action levels”for mycotoxins, field and storage molds, sampling procedures in grain-food and feed products, preandpost-harvest factors responsible for mold and mycotoxin incidence, management of mycotoxinsin contaminated grain and feed, and new methods for early detection.Optimize and Regulate Your Electric Motors with VariableFrequency DrivesDoug Atkinson, product application engineer, Schneider Electric, O’Fallon, MOWhy would anyone use a variable-frequency drive and what can it do? This session will discuss howgrain facilities can use VFDs to improve the performance of their mechanical processes, includingtorque and dynamic-speed control modes on augers, legs and blowers. It will provide an overviewof power electronics, and review VFD power electrics, gate drivers and microprocessor controls. Itwill also discuss VFD functions and how they can help reduce energy consumption and save money.Hazard Monitoring Devices: Selection, Operation,Testing and MaintenanceScott Chant, president, Safe-Grain/Maxi-Tronic Inc, Mason, OHThis session will cover three types of hazard-monitoring systems in grain-handling facilities: motioncontrolsystems, bearing-temperature monitoring systems and belt-misalignment systems. It willdiscuss when the systems are required by OSHA, where and how they are installed, and verificationand maintenance procedures.6